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Ghetto Burger Marathon

23. February 2009

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Ghetto Burger Marathon

On a day when Hollywood was glamming it up on the Red Carpet at the Kodak Theater, the gf and me joined Food Marathon for lunch (and dinner) on the opposite end of the spectrum of Hollywood glam. On the menu, Ghetto Burgers from Compton, Watts, Inglewood and Leimert Park. What we found were some [...]

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The Waffle Factory – South LA

29. June 2008

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The Waffle Factory – South LA

The Waffle Factory sits on a rundown strip of Vermont in South LA. It’s sort of part of the Vermont/Manchester project, yet without the city subsidies granted to the area that’s been a ghostland of sorts since the riots of 1991. Tim Cavanaugh has been following the development, along with city’s Community Redevelopment Agency in [...]

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Harold & Belle’s – Crenshaw/Mid City

21. May 2008

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Open since 1969 I’ve longingly wondered about Harold and Belle’s Creole restaurant, serving Creole food to the Crenshaw area since 1969, for quite some time now. It’s constantly revered as one of the best Creole/Soul food restaurants in LA. I finally stopped in for dinner and I already want to go back.

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Earlez Grill – Crenshaw

12. February 2008

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I’ve been driving past Jack’s Chili Factory for nearly two years. It was almost always empty, and closed most of the time. Then all of the sudden it was packed and a sign went up just below Jack’s sign… Earlez Grille. I was intrigued. So I finally stopped today and I share this new found [...]

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The Burger Stand – Crenshaw

10. January 2008

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If you ever find yourself crusin’ down the Shaw (Crenshaw Blvd for those who don’t know) and you have a craving for some cheap, good eats, I recommend stopping by The Burger Stand. I drive by here every day and never stopped. Mostly because there is no parking on Crenshaw till after 7pm, and partly [...]

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